All things considered, 2024 has been a great year for movies.

Multiple exceptional films have been released over the course of the year so far, many of them adaptations.

Of video games, of other movies, orof courseof books.

Stills from Young Woman and the Sea, Dune Part Two, and Wicked

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The film is about a member of a Midwestern motorcycle club, the Vandals.

It isn’t hard to see why.

It’s a rousing family-friendly tale of perseverance and female empowerment, anchored by a powerhouse performance byDaisy Ridley.

Tom Hardy and a barefoot Austin Butler sitting on the grass talking in front of motorcycles

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It’s a historical drama based on a historical fiction novel about a devoted father living in 1985 Ireland.

He discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent and shocking truths of his own.

He finds himself at the center of a conspiracy that could shake the foundations of the Catholic Church.

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Daisy Ridley in Young Woman and the Sea

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Bill Furlong (Cillian Murphy) escorts Sarah (Zara Devlin) to safety in ‘Small Things Like These’

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3 men play cards around a table in The Count of Monte-Cristo

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The room next door

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Ariana Grande as Glinda inside a large bubble in Wicked: Part One.

Image via Universal Pictures

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Brandon Wilson and Ethan Herisse in Nickel Boys

Image via Amazon

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Roz holding Brightbill in her hand in The Wild Robot

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Three figures flying in the Dune: Part Two opening scene

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Wicked